Messal Dev

Freelancer

[Emrah @Pars071014]

F 18 kazası (Temsili)

[Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭 @jacobincambodia]

Thai army needs to go back home! This could get gnarly real fast.

[Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭 @jacobincambodia]

Bullies from the beginning.

[Next News Network 🇺🇲 @nextnews]

🚨 BREAKING: Thailand has officially blacklisted Trump consultant Michael B. Alfaro & myself, Gary Franchi, Chief White House Correspondent for Next News Network — after our reporting on the Cambodia–Thailand border crisis reached millions, triggered President Trump’s direct intervention, and led 70,000 Cambodian monks to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Michael traveled to Cambodia during the August ceasefire period, after Trump warned both nations they would face tariffs if hostilities continued.

On the ground he met with Deputy PM Sun Chanthol, Tourism Minister Huot Hak, and spoke by phone with Prime Minister Hun Manet & First Lady Pich Chanmony.

He documented families displaced into plastic tents, schools & temples destroyed, and 18 Cambodian soldiers still being held captive by Thai forces after being lured to the border under a false “peace” meeting.

His livestream drew over 9 million viewers in just one hour, exposing the truth that mainstream media ignored.

I amplified those findings to millions more through Next News Network. As a White House-credentialed journalist who has reported from NATO & the White House press room, I’ve used my platform to ensure the Cambodian people’s voices were heard.

The response? A smear campaign launched by the Thai army & left-wing reporters, calling Michael a “lobbyist” and me “just a YouTuber.” Their intent was clear: discredit us to bury the truth.

And when that failed, they escalated: Thailand blacklisted Michael Alfaro — and targeted me by name — in a desperate attempt to silence our reporting.

But the truth is out. President Trump issued a dramatic ultimatum after reviewing Michael’s footage: Cambodia & Thailand must return to the table or face U.S. withdrawal & tariffs. Within hours, both nations held their first peace talks since the conflict reignited.

Now the Cambodian people call Michael a hero, and in September, Cambodian-American communities will honor both of us with a Champion Trophy for standing with them when few others would.

And today — history was made. 70,000 Cambodian monks just nominated President Donald J. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in ending the decades-long border conflict. This extraordinary moment is a direct result of the truth Michael exposed in Cambodia.

Thailand can blacklist us. They can smear us. But they can’t erase the fact that our reporting reached the President of the United States, helped force peace talks, and has now contributed to President Trump’s historic Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

[OB Vlogs @OBvlogs]

I told people avoid Thai people they lie a lot I am so happy 😀 they listen to me 👂

PHNOM PENH--Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) Director Heng Ratana clarified on August 16 that the PMN-2 landmines, which Thai officials accused Cambodian forces of laying on Thai territory and later displayed to foreign delegates, were not armed, noting that the safety pins remained intact.

“If these PMN-2 landmines were laid to cause incidents, the arming pin would have been removed to make them functional,” Ratana wrote in a post that included photos.

A landmine’s safety pin is a device that prevents detonation until it is removed, often a pin or clip that locks the firing mechanism in place.

His remarks followed a visit organized by the Thai foreign ministry, which brought foreign diplomats and civil society groups working on landmine clearance to Sisaket Province for briefings on the tense situation along the Thailand-Cambodia border.

Photos from Heng Ratana

[OB Vlogs @OBvlogs]

The Thai military once again entered Cambodian territory at 2:17 p.m. on August 17, 2025, in Prey Chan village, Ou Bei Choan commune, Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province. The Thai forces surrounded the village with black cloth, covering six houses in the area. Source:BTV

#ThailandOpenedTheWar

[The Phnom Penh Post @phnompenhpost]

Fresh claims that Thai soldiers destroyed homes, installed barricades, in Banteay Meanchey

Full story: https://t.co/VvHk1Zvnn2

[OB Vlogs @OBvlogs]

Thai Military Forces Set Up Barbed Wire in Ou Beichoan Commune on 12-13 August: Defence Spokesperson

(Phnom Penh): Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, Spokesperson for Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, reported that on 12-13 August 2025, Thai paramilitary forces and Thai border forces inspected the area in front of the Chouk Chey checkpoint. They set up barbed wired and placed tire in Chouk Chey village, Ou Beichoan commune, Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province in Military Region 5.

According to the spokesperson, Cambodia demands that the Thai side immediately and unconditionally hold all actions that violate ceasefire and the spirit and consensus reached at the GBC extraordinary meeting, particularly Point 2 and Point 4.
=FRESH NEWS

[Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭 @jacobincambodia]

យើងត្រូវចងចាំថា វីរយុទ្ធជនយើង 18នាក់ទៀត មិនទាន់ត្រូវបានដោះលែងទេ!

[The Phnom Penh Post @phnompenhpost]

After meeting with 18 Cambodian soldiers detained by Thai authorities on August 5, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stated that it cannot and will not disclose its findings or observations from the visit.

Watch here: https://t.co/LgepVuwSge

[Messal Dev @DevMessal]

This delay not only violates the spirit of the ceasefire agreement but also raises new questions about Thailand's credibility and its commitment to peace.

#Exposethailandlies #Justiceforcambodia

[Messal Dev @DevMessal]

RELEASE CAMBODIAN SOLDIERS
Thailand has once again broken its word. Under pressure from the United States, the Thai government had agreed to return the 20 Cambodian soldiers it captured after the ceasefire agreement, promising to send them back on the morning of July 31.

[Messal Dev @DevMessal]

According to the update, one soldier was reportedly unconscious, and another had sustained an arm injury, raising serious concerns about their condition and treatment in Thai custody.

[Messal Dev @DevMessal]

Cambodia waited the entire day at the border to welcome its troops home.

However, as of 5:30 PM, Cambodian media figure Mr. Soy Sopheap reported that Thailand had delayed the transfer.

[The Phnom Penh Post @phnompenhpost]

Thai sources suggest two Cambodian soldiers to be repatriated tomorrow; claim interrogation not complete

Thai news outlet Khaosod English reported this evening, July 31, that the Second Army Region has delayed the repatriation of 18 Cambodian soldier...
https://t.co/yWrggzHBvy

[Chy Sophat @SophatChy]

Military attachés from major powers and #ASEAN member states, along with officials from a total of 13 countries, conducted an on-site inspection of the situation at the #AnSes Pass, an integral part of Cambodian sovereign territory—remains firmly under the control of #Cambodia

[Messal Dev @DevMessal]

🇹🇭 Thailand captured 20 soldiers of Cambodia after the ceasefire agreement! Thailand must follow Article 13 of Geneva Convention - No Torture, No Humiliation, Let Red Cross see them!

#JusticeforCambodia.
#ExposeThailandLies
#FreeCambodianSoliders

[ReanThort @pheak]

Known the the world as land of smiles.
Fact: A racist! Hurting CAMBODIAN innocent in Bangkok in broad daylight and denies it 💔
#ExposeThailandLies

[Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭 @jacobincambodia]

សូមអោយសន្តិភាពចាប់ផ្តើមនៅទីនេះ ហើយបន្តទៅគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង